About 10 million Americans, or 6.6 of its workers, are self-described solo flyers. At the height of the self-employment craze in 2006, the percent was 7.2.

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The number of self-employed Americans has been on the decline since 2006. Although a small increase occurred between 2012 and 2013, Economic Modeling Specialists International, a unit of CareerBuilder, says something is definitely going on that’s cutting into the numbers of those who work for themselves.

Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.